How can I tell if my water damaged 4S is unlocked?

I'm trying to sell my iphone 4S that has water damage.  how can I tell if it is unlocked and no longer assoc with itunes account? people keep asking for IMEI and SN and tell me I can check this myself but when I call to find out they say I have to pay $19 to ensure repair or something and I don't want repair just to see how I can tell unlocked.  when he damaged it I didn't repair it just used an available upgrade to purchase new one  thanks for the help

You can try calling Apple tech support and giving them the serial number. Sometimes they can tell you whether the iPhone is listed as factory-unlocked. Otherwise, other than by putting in a different SIM, there is no way you can tell.
Regards.

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